Numerous studies have been done this decade proving that undocumented immigrants are afraid to be seen by a health care specialist simply because of their immigration status. Feeling as if they do not have the right to have medical care or they will be deported back to their country as well as having problems with the law. The undocumented Mexican women are the most affected versus the men since women are more vulnerable than men. In addition, even the children of undocumented immigrants suffer the consequences of their parents being undocumented immigrants. A research reveals that by March 2004, approximately one half of Mexicans living in the United States were undocumented, accounting for 57% of the 10.3 million undocumented immigrants
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Several studies have proved a bond between perceived discrimination and negative health outcomes in specific chronic illnesses such as hypertension, obesity, and breast cancer among ethnic and racial smaller groups in the United States. Another one of the problems with the undocumented Mexican woman is the psychosocial stress resulting from perceived discrimination and fasting blood glucose levels, which has been shown to increase cardiovascular disease risk (ANS, 2012).
Another study reveals that most of Mexican immigrants suffer mental health problems (Sullivan, Margaret, Rehm, & Roberta, 2005). Some of the factors that lead the Mexican immigrants to have mental health is their lack of health insurance and poor linkage to programs designed to serve them. The limited resources of many UMIs precede their arrival to the United States. In addition, being undocumented is specifically associated with lack of legal protection, social security, employment opportunities, and access to …show more content…
In some instances, community members have been hostile toward undocumented immigrants who have been faulted for county or state budgetary problems. The Mexican immigrants are the most affected when immigration policies came to play because the majority of undocumented immigrants came from Mexico. The Mexican immigrants in the United States are more exposed to inadequate occupational safety and health condition as results of the limited resources that are only specific to the legal status citizen. Another factor that leads immigrants, as a result, to health problem includes the intensity and pervasiveness of fear in the lives. Fear of detection and deportation is constant, regardless of the length of time an immigrant have in the United States. In addition, the experience of fear becomes integrated into the daily life and shapes the perception of reality. Almost all Mexican immigrants have families and children, which make them with more fear of being deported to their native country. For example, a fear-base scenario occurs when an entire family refuses health care because one member is undocumented. In addition, fear leads the undocumented Mexican immigrants to isolate themselves, further marginalizing themselves from society. According to a participant in a research, states: “The most difficult thing about living in the United States is to be
Several studies have proved a bond between perceived discrimination and negative health outcomes in specific chronic illnesses such as hypertension, obesity, and breast cancer among ethnic and racial smaller groups in the United States. Another one of the problems with the undocumented Mexican woman is the psychosocial stress resulting from perceived discrimination and fasting blood glucose levels, which has been shown to increase cardiovascular disease risk (ANS, 2012).
Another study reveals that most of Mexican immigrants suffer mental health problems (Sullivan, Margaret, Rehm, & Roberta, 2005). Some of the factors that lead the Mexican immigrants to have mental health is their lack of health insurance and poor linkage to programs designed to serve them. The limited resources of many UMIs precede their arrival to the United States. In addition, being undocumented is specifically associated with lack of legal protection, social security, employment opportunities, and access to …show more content…
In some instances, community members have been hostile toward undocumented immigrants who have been faulted for county or state budgetary problems. The Mexican immigrants are the most affected when immigration policies came to play because the majority of undocumented immigrants came from Mexico. The Mexican immigrants in the United States are more exposed to inadequate occupational safety and health condition as results of the limited resources that are only specific to the legal status citizen. Another factor that leads immigrants, as a result, to health problem includes the intensity and pervasiveness of fear in the lives. Fear of detection and deportation is constant, regardless of the length of time an immigrant have in the United States. In addition, the experience of fear becomes integrated into the daily life and shapes the perception of reality. Almost all Mexican immigrants have families and children, which make them with more fear of being deported to their native country. For example, a fear-base scenario occurs when an entire family refuses health care because one member is undocumented. In addition, fear leads the undocumented Mexican immigrants to isolate themselves, further marginalizing themselves from society. According to a participant in a research, states: “The most difficult thing about living in the United States is to be